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Standards: What Are Daubert Standards?

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The Daubert standard is a rule of evidence regarding the admissibility of expert witnesses' testimony during United States federal legal proceedings. Essentially the Daubert Criteria are: 1.Has the technique been tested in actual field conditions (and not just in a laboratory)? Polygraphy on the other hand has been well tested in laboratories but not so well tested in field conditions] 2.Has the technique been subject to peer review and publication? Thus penile plethysmography does not meet Daubert criteria] 5.Has the technique been generally accepted within the relevant scientific community? [this test was earlier the only relevant criterion under Frye] Prior to Daubert, relevancy in combination with the Frye test were the dominant standards

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